Can I print booklets with different paper for the cover and interior?

Yes, mixing stocks is one of the most common ways to make a booklet feel polished without adding much cost. The usual approach pairs a sturdier cover with lighter interior pages.

• Cover: a heavier, often coated stock protects the booklet and gives it a premium feel.
• Interior: a lighter text-weight stock keeps the piece from getting bulky or expensive.
• Why it works: you get a substantial first impression while holding down weight and mailing cost.
• Common on: catalogs, programs, and lookbooks where the cover does the heavy lifting.

On saddle-stitched booklets you pick the cover paper (14pt Gloss Cover, 80# Gloss Cover or 100# Gloss Text) and the inside stock (for example 100# Gloss Text, 100# Silk/Matte Text or 70# Uncoated Text) separately in the price calculator. Perfect bound books pair a 14pt or 80# gloss cover, with an optional lamination, with text-weight inside pages. For a pairing the calculator does not list, send support the page count, quantity, finished size and the paper for each part for a quote.